Shloka 21

प्रावृट्-शरत्-वर्णनम् — Description of the Monsoon and Autumn; Sarasvatī in the Pāṇḍavas’ Exile

Devanagari script

पदभ्यामभिसमापेदे भीमसेनो महाबल: स प्रविष्टो महारण्ये नादान्‌ नदति चाद्भुतान्‌

Transliteration

padabhyām abhisamāpede bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ sa praviṣṭo mahāraṇye nādān nadati cādbhūtān

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bhīmasena, bậc dũng lực phi thường, sải bước thật nhanh. Khi đã tiến sâu vào đại lâm, chàng cất tiếng gầm rền kỳ dị, như lời tuyên cáo sức mạnh để áp đảo mọi hiểm họa ẩn khuất và thúc mình tiến lên trong việc phải làm.

Word by Word

पदभ्याम्with (his) two feet

अभिसमापेदेapproached, came up to

भीमसेनःBhimasena

महाबलःmighty-strong

सःhe

प्रविष्टःentered

महारण्येin the great forest

नादान्roars, sounds

नदतिroars, bellows

चand

अद्भुतान्wonderful, astonishing

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhīmasena

mahāraṇya (great forest)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights heroic resolve: when duty demands entering uncertainty (the wilderness), one proceeds with steadiness and courage, using inner strength to face fear and obstacles rather than retreating.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīma, renowned for his power, moves forward on foot into a vast forest and emits extraordinary roars—signaling his fearlessness and readiness to confront whatever he may encounter there.